Garment-supporter



(No Model DE VER H. WARNER.

GARMENT SUPPURTER.

No. 500,637. Patented July 4, 1893 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- DE vER H. WARNER, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,637, dated July 4, 1893.

Application filed October 3, 1892. Serial No. 447,648. (No model.) g

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DE VER H. WARNER, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garment supporters, and has for its object to improve and simplify the construction of such devices so that the parts will be properly held in position without danger of injuring the person of the wearer, or the material of which the supporter is made, and it consists in a'hose supporter embodying the features such as are hereinafter more particularly pointed out.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a hose supporter embracing my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing my improved slide, and the manner of attaching it. Fig. 3 is a similar enlarged view showing the blank of the slide before it is bent into position. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the slide with the clamping bent tip; and Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing the slide applied to the tips.

Heretofore in the construction of supporters, especially, hose supporters it has been common to provide a strip'A, of elastic material, and connected to this are usually two strips B, O, of non-elastic material having clamping devices B, O, at their ends which are adapted to be' connected to the hose, or other garment, and these elastic and non-elastic strips have been united by stitching. It has been found that it is impossible to stitch the elastic strip or web without cutting orinj uring more or less ofthe rubber threads by the needle so that while this is not apparent at first, after the supporter is worn a short time, the elastic breaks and pulls out, rendering the supporter of little use.

Another way of making the supporter consists in uniting the elastic and non-elastic strip by means of a buckle, which renders the device adjustable. In this construction the objection to cutting the elastic threads is obviated to a certain extent, although it is found that the prongs of the buckle are liable to out more or less of the threads of the elastic, and more than that the buckle is exposed,

and being rough is apt to chafe or injure the person of the wearer.

Another mode of making the supporter consists in uniting the elastic and non-elastic portions by two slotted slides, and providing a tip on the end of the elastic to prevent the elastic slipping entirely *through the slide, and this obviates to a certain extent the objections to some of the other constructions, but still it is open to the objection that the elastic will slip through the slide more or less in wear, and the parts will get out of adjustment.

The object of my present invention is to provide asimple, cheap and effective fastener, which shall overcome the objections to all of these constructions, and provide a hose supporter which shall be durable, not liable to get out of adjustment, and not liable to injure or chafe the personof the wearer, and it consists in using a'connecting piece between the elastic and non-elastic or other strips so constructed that the strips will be bent abruptly at diiferent points to create a friction that tends to prevent the slipping; and that the elastic strip may be secured by a clamping action that effects a secure and permanent hold without breaking or tending to break any of the threads or subjecting them to undue strains.

The connecting pieces may be constructed in different ways to clamp the strips and bend the same abruptly at different points; and may be of different materials preferably each piece, as shown in the drawing Fig. 3 is a plate cut, stamped or otherwise formed from metal or other material and it is provided with the slots e, e, extending transversely to the plate and parallel with each other, and the end ortip e is provided preferably, with a series of teeth c and the plate is preferably notched at the sides, as at e to facillita'te the bending of the tip. This blank is then bent by suitable means, so that the parts shall occupy the position shown in Fig. 4, when it is ready to receive the elastic and non-elastic strips or straps. The end of the strip A, is carried through the opening 6, in one direction, thence through the opening or slot 6', in the opposite direction, and its end inserted under the tip e when the tip is pressed against the body of the plate, so that the teeth a will engage the end of the strip A, and firmly clamp and secure the end in the tip of the plate, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, making a permanent union between the plate and the elastic strip without danger of cutting or injuring the elastic fibers. The non-elastic strips are secured to the plate, and they are preferably made in one continuous piece and the ends slipped through the slots 6, e, and adjusted to the desired position, so that the elastic strip A will be outside of the non-elastic strips, and serve to bind or hold them in position. Thus it will be seen that each strip is bent abruptly upon the different edges or bearings of the plate at the points as, m, 00, each bend changing the direction of the strain and creating a friction against the bearings or edges over which the bends take place that secures a firm hold upon the connecting piece E, while the binding action of the elastic strip upon that beneath tends also to secure the latter.

If desired the parts B, C, may be elastic and the part A non-elastic and that the invention set'forth may be used in connection with garment supporters of different kinds. It will be observed that with this construction, the metal plate is so supported and held as to prevent any rubbing or chafing of the person of the wearer. It saves quite a percentage of the rubber strip, in that it does not have to be folded back and stitched or run through the slot and extend beyond the plate, and when once adjusted makes the position of the non-elastic strip at the bottom positive with reference to the elastic strip, and the whole is exceedingly cheap and simple in construction.

What I claim is.

1. In a supporter, a connecting plate having parallel slots and an inturned bent tip extending the length of the plate, combined With a non-elastic strip extending through the slots with its ends hanging downward,

and with an elastic strip also extending through the slot and having its end clamped between the inturned tip and the body of the plate, substantially as described.

2. In a supporter a plate for uniting the strips having the parallel slots 6, c, and the bent tip 6 provided with teeth 6 adapted to unite the elastic and non-elastic portions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DE VER l-I. WARNER.

WVitnesses:

FRANK S. ANDREWS, GEORGE S. HILL. 

